Amazon Aurora DSQL now provides statement-level cost estimates in query plans
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This article announces that Amazon Aurora DSQL now provides statement-level cost estimates in query plans, enabling developers to see resource consumption details for individual SQL statements.
- EXPLAIN ANALYZE VERBOSE now shows per-category DPU usage estimates (compute, read, write, multi-Region write)
- Helps developers identify query cost drivers and performance bottlenecks
- Provides real-time, fine-grained visibility into query costs
- Complements existing CloudWatch metrics for cost monitoring
- Available in all regions where Aurora DSQL is supported
In summary, Aurora DSQL's new cost estimation feature enables developers to optimize queries and forecast resource usage more effectively.
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